The Pet Protection and Safety Act of 1998

(Continued fr ugg ascot slipppers om Page 2)Although the general public
may be under the impression that the treatme
nt of laboratory animals is not all that bad,
groups such as IDA (In Defense of Animal ugg sundance boots s),
PeTA, and other animal activist groups have r
aised public awareness to such a degree that
the situation is slowly changing. Notable Quo
tes on VivisectionI despise and abhor the ple
as on buy ugg boots behalf of that infamous practice, vivis
ection... I would rather submit to the worst
of deaths, so far as pain goes, than have a s
ingle dog or cat tortured to death on the pre
tense of sparing me a twin buy uggs ge or two. --Rober
t Browning Medical Professionals Advocate Ch
anges Groups such as the 2Physicians Commit
tee for Responsible Medicine, 3Psychologists
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals , 4Doc
t white waterproof boots ors Against Dog Labs, and the Medical Resear
ch Modernization Committee have also joined i
n the crusade to bring about changes. Policy
Changes by Educators Many colleges and unive
rsities are ugg roxy boots voluntarily changing their polici
es about the use of animals for teaching purp
oses. The trend in recent years has been for
medical schools to move away from the use of
animals in education, and towar girls winter boots d superior too
ls such as computer models, simulations, and
increased clinical experience. An increasing
number of 5medical schools now offer curricu
la with no live ani chocolate brown ugg boots mal laboratories, while ot
hers offer opt-out for students objecting to
dissection on moral grounds. Federal and Stat
e Legislation Most notable in recent years h
as been the Pet Protection blue kids uggs and Safety Act of
2001, which was enacted to correct certain de
ficiencies of the Animal Welfare Act of 1966.
The Pet Protection and Safety Act of 1998
Amended in the AW ugg 30th anniversary boots A by legislation introduced
by Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) to sto
p Class B dealers from selling stolen cats an
d dogs to laboratories. Opt-Out Laws ugg ultimate bind boots Severa
l states now have laws that allow primary, se
condary, and college school students to opt o
ut of animal dissection in classes, with pare
ntal permission. acorn sheepskin boot ( 6AnimalLaw.com has develop
ed a model law for this purpose. ) Colorado
35-42.5-101 (Pound Seizure) Provides for not
ification to owners surrendering pets that a
shelter participates in pound emu sheepskin shortie boot seizure. Prohib
its red-tagging (setting aside a surrendered
animal for pound seizure without making it av
ailable for adoption). Massachusetts Chapter
272: Section 80C Protects dogs, cat ugg morocco s, and p
et birds from theft for the purpose of sale f
or research purposes. Although I was unable
to find any other significant changes to exis
ting laws, or any new laws affecting cats use
d for lab short ugg boots oratory experiments, the HSUS report
s that a number of state initiatives for othe
r animal protection issues fared well in the
2002 elections. (Small comfort to anyone who
has ever had a cat stolen by a buncher.) Fo
otnotes: 2 Physicians Committee for Respo
nsible Medicine on Pound Seizure 3 Psycholo
gists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
4 Doctors Against Dog Labs 5 List 6 Model
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